Charlotte Alter

New York

Senior Correspondent at TIME

Senior Correspondent @Time | Author of The Ones We've Been Waiting For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America | [email protected]

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Articles

Audra McDonald Is Our Greatest Living Stage Actor

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Charlotte Alter

Audra McDonald photographed in New York City on March 14, 2025. Credit - Photograph by Erik Carter for TIMEIf you happen to take your eyes off the stage during the first few minutes of Gypsy on Broadway, and turn instead to the aisle, you’ll see a woman standing alone in the dark.
Inside the Democrats' Reboot

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Charlotte Alter

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Inside the Democrats' Reboot

2 weeks ago | lucianne.com | Charlotte Alter

Original ArticlePosted By: gaboy, 5/20/2025 2:08:28 PMLike a lot of Democrats these days, Chris Murphy has been doing some soul searching. For years, the Connecticut Senator, who took office shortly after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, was one of the nation's most outspoken advocates for tighter gun laws. Gun safety was so important, he argued, that supporting an assault-weapons ban should be mandatory for Democratic leaders.
Inside the Democrats' Reboot

2 weeks ago | time.com | Charlotte Alter

Like a lot of Democrats these days, Chris Murphy has been doing some soul searching. For years, the Connecticut Senator, who took office shortly after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, was one of the nation’s most outspoken advocates for tighter gun laws. Gun safety was so important, he argued, that supporting an assault-weapons ban should be mandatory for Democratic leaders. Recently, Murphy has come to believe he was wrong.
Elissa Slotkin: How Democrats Can Play Offense Against Trump

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Charlotte Alter

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Credit - Tom Williams—Getty ImagesElissa Slotkin knows something about strategy. The Michigan senator formerly worked for George W. Bush's National Security Council and Barack Obama's State Department and Department of Defense before first winning a Michigan congressional seat in 2018. Last year, her Senate victory was one of few bright spots for Democrats.
Julie Burkhart: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025

1 month ago | time.com | Charlotte Alter

Julie Burkhart has been fighting for decades to provide abortions in some of the most rural and conservative areas of the U.S. After Wyoming banned abortion in 2022, she joined other advocates to challenge the ban, and opened Wellspring Health Access, the state’s only full-service abortion clinic. In 2024, a judge ruled in Wellspring’s favor, declaring the near total ban unconstitutional.
Jacky Rosen Interview: Democrats Are Finding Their Footing

1 month ago | time.com | Charlotte Alter

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. In the hours before President Trump abruptly dialed back his sweeping reciprocal tariffs, Senator Jacky Rosen led her Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, warning about the tariffs' impact on small businesses. Rosen, a Nevada Democrat, was re-elected to her second term last November, even as Trump won the state for the first time.
Jacky Rosen Interview: Democrats Are Finding Their Footing

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Charlotte Alter

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) walks through the Senate Subway in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 27, 2025. Credit - Anna Moneymaker—Getty ImagesThis article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox.
Mallory McMorrow: Democrats Must Reclaim the American Dream

2 months ago | time.com | Charlotte Alter

Mallory McMorrow has been considered an up-and-comer in the Democratic Party since 2022, when she went viral after a speech responding to Republican attacks that she was a "groomer" for supporting trans kids. On April 2, the Michigan state senator announced she is launching a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by the retiring Democratic incumbent Gary Peters. "We need new leaders," McMorrow, 38, says in a video announcing her candidacy.
Pat Ryan Interview: Why Democrats Need 'Patriotic Populism'

2 months ago | time.com | Charlotte Alter

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Rep. Pat Ryan was one of the first members of the House to call on President Joe Biden to step aside last year, so he's no stranger to delivering a tough message. A West Point alum and combat veteran, Ryan, 43, won his seat in New York's Hudson Valley in 2022, then outran Kamala Harris by double digits in his district last fall in a race Republicans contested aggressively.